Planning record · Co. Galway
Finnegans Sand Limited, Knockaunnagat, Co. Galway
Decision due 15 Nov 2026
Key facts
- Planning application 2660228 at Finnegans Sand Limited, Knockaunnagat, Co. Galway: Continued use of part of the existing authorised quarry.
- The applicant is Finnegans Sand Ltd. The agent is Clodagh Kissane.
- It was received by Galway County Council on 13 Feb 2026.
- Status: Decision due 15 Nov 2026.
- The council's decision is due on 15 Nov 2026. Building work can only follow a grant of permission.
Source: the Galway County Council planning register, checked 25 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
What and where
Continued use of part of the existing authorised quarry
for the continued use of part of the existing authorised quarry (QD.0016 and 212132), including processing of sand and aggregates (crushing, screening, washing and lined settlement ponds) and stockpile storage area, machinery, wheelwash, maintenance shed, staff facilities and wastewater holding tanks, over circa 5.57 hectares; the extension of the quarry for extraction of sand and gravel over circa 1.67 hectares on land to the south of the existing authorised development; the restoration of the site thereafter using both site won soils and the importation of circa 100,000 tonnes of clean uncontaminated inert soil and stone by-products (a non-EIA scheduled activity that does not require waste authorisation); all related ancillary activities and facilities within a total site area of 7.24 hectares over a term of 10 years
Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.
- Location
- Knockaunnagat, Co. Galway Map
- Council
- Galway County Council
- Planning reference
- 2660228
- Application type
- Permission
- Applicant
- Finnegans Sand Ltd
- Agent
- Clodagh Kissane
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Planning record
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Decision due
- 15 Nov 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Further information requested
- Further information received
Site history
This site's history
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Earlier permission 212132 for this site: granted 18 Jan 2022.
for a temporary retention planning permission for a period up to 6th November 2026. Retention planning permission is sought for the… Named in this application's description
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Outlook
What happens next
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2660228 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Galway County Council planning register, checked 25 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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